Window-blind



v WINDOW BLlND. v No. 291,254; y 'Patented Jan. 1, 1884.

ilNiTED STATES 'PATENT terrien.

JosEPHnuLLrAMs, or sAN Josii, CALIFORNIA.

WINDOW-BLIND.

SPE `JIIEICATIOIN'I forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,254, datedJanuary l, 1884.

Application filed September 18, 1F53. (No model.)

T 0 all wlw/1t t may con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH XVILLIAMs, of

San Jos, county of Santa Clara, and State of California, have inventedan Improvement in Window-Blinds; and I hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

Myinvention relates to the class of Windowblinds, and to certain new anduseful improvements therein.

My invention consists in a series of slats united by a flexibleconnection and sliding upon rods or guides, upon which they are mountedin such manner as to enable them to slide back and forth on said guides,and to turn from one position to a position at rightangles to open orclose the window, as I sh all hereinafter fully explain.

It consists, also, in certain minor details ofv construction.

The object of my invention is to provide an easy-working, effective, andeconomical window-blind.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective vieW ofmy invention, showing one side of the blind open and the other closed.Fig. 2 is a view of one of the slats. Fig. Sis a horizontal section ofthe same.

I have here shown my invention in connection with a door in which alight or window is made.

A is the frame in which the'door B ishinged and fitted.

C is the window-light in the door.

D are the slats of the window-blind.

E are rods secured in pieces c, screwed to the door. These rods passthrough each slat, top

and bottom, at their longitudinal centers, and

grooves d are made in the surface of the slats in line with the rods.These grooves extend on `the faces of the slats from the center to oneedge, while on the reverse they extend from the center to the otheredge, and each groove deepens toward the center, whereby a slanting holeis made through which the rods pass. rlhis enables the slats, inaddition to sliding back and forth, to turn on the rods from apositionedge- Wise to a position very nearly flat. Small cords or chains F aresecured to pieces c and to each slat near one edge, and are so adjustedas. to length that the slats cannot separate one from another, except sofar that when in a flat position their edges shall slightly overlap.

To the pieces e are secured pieces j', parallel with and projecting overthe door-frame to the edge of the window-light. These, with the piecese, form casings H, in which the blinds,

when drawn back and turned edgewise into small compass, are adapted tofit and thus be out of sight.

G is a catch secured to the innermost slat of each blind, and adapted toengage with an eye or staple, g, on the piece e. This catch holds theblind iu position, when opened, preventing it from being pulled too faror from being pushed back. In my blind, I intend, as in other blinds,tohave one on each side-above and below-separating oppositely and meetingin the center, each part being Wholly independent of the other.

The operation of my blind is as follows: Vhen closed up in their casingsthe slats lie edgewise and are about flushwith the edge of the casing.To draw theblind, I take hold of the slat at the edge and pull it alongthe rods. As the connectingcord begins to lengthen out and reaches itslimit of extension, it turns all the slats flat, when the blind isclosed. By manipulating each slat, I may open the blind partially, if Iso desire. To close it, I turn the leading slat edgewise and push itback. The others all turn in succession when they receive the press`ure, and all are forced into a small Vcompass within the casing.

This blind can readily be fitted to any window.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- x 1.' In a windowblind, the combinationof transverse guides witha series of independant slats mounted thereonin such a manner as to turn from one position to a position at rightangles, and a iexible connection between said slats, whereby they mayact in unison as a blind, substantially as herein described.

2. eIn a window-blind, the guide-rods E, in combination with the slatsD, having inclined sockets and grooves d, through which said rods pass,whereby said slats may turn from roo one position to a position at rightangles, substantially as herein described.

3. In a window-blind, the guide-rods E, in combination with thc slats D,pivoted to slide thereon and to turn from one position to n position atright angles, as shown, and the cord or chain F, secured to the mainframe and to each slut, whereby said slats are limited in their slidingmovement and caused to :1ct in unison ns ablind, substantially as hereindescribed.

4. In :L window-blind, the guide-rods E, in combination with the pivotedsliding` slats D thereon, as described, and the catch G, secured to thelending slut, andadapted to engage with :111 eye on the 11min frame,substantially as herein described.

